Politics

When human troops are replaced by robots on the battlefield, it won't be because the Pentagon's had some revelation about the value of human life – it'll be an effort...

The Navajo Nation is spending close to $2 million to maintain access to a transmission line once used to send electricity from a coal-fired power plant to western states. The...

Trev Alberts knows that University of Nebraska at Omaha Maverick sports will never be a cash cow, but he believes the university can profit from athletics in other ways. An...

When the celebrated former chef-owner of Proof restaurant walked into a new position this summer as the culinary lead of a job training program for at-risk youth, he grabbed the...

In February, four girls from Holly Wolfe's Murphysboro Cub Scout pack will walk across a ceremonial bridge marking their transition into the Boy Scouts of America. It will be the...

Imagine a political environment that promotes civility over rancor. Visualize a political discussion that emphasizes unity rather than division. The Rockford Public Library and the not-for-profit organization Better Angels are...

The death toll from the collapse of a building under construction in Cambodia surged to 36 on Sunday, even as an additional survivor was pulled from rubble, officials said. At...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó faces an internal test of his authority in a key vote Sunday as he campaigns to oust President Nicolás Maduro and end Venezuela's economic and...

Danielle Smith and Angela Pitcher looked like longtime friends as they sat comfortably on a couch, sharing laughter and tears, chatting for the better part of an hour. Smith, 27,...

Japan's justice minister says the flight of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges was inexcusable and vowed to beef up immigration checks. Justice...

The New York Giants resumed their fast-paced coaching search Saturday, interviewing Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale. After firing coach Pat Shurmur...

The tracks in northern Idaho have reopened after a train derailment on Wednesday stranded locomotives and caused fuel spills in a river. BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said the tracks...

An Oklahoma County judge facing a felony charge of failing to file her state income tax returns has been removed from presiding over criminal trials. The Oklahoman reports that Judge...

None of the members of the Alaska congressional delegation have signed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a case protecting the right to have an abortion...

A Vermont man who admitted to committing home improvement fraud has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars. Ryan Kimball, 34, of St. Johnsbury, was sentenced Friday for taking thousands...

A former Maryland medical marijuana regulator has joined one of the first companies licensed in the state to grow marijuana. Joy Strand started Jan. 1 as executive vice president of...

Utah health officials plan to award pharmacy licenses to 10 companies to dispense medical marijuana at 14 sites across the state, a major development in the program's approaching launch. The...

Thousands of healthcare workers in Washington state have postponed a strike with plans to head back to the negotiating table with their employers. Swedish Medical Center and Providence hospital employees...

When Layla Moran, a British MEP with the Liberal Democrats, ‘revealed' that she was pansexual, she was toasted for being so ‘open' about her sexuality. “2020 is a new decade...

Union leaders denounced Saturday safety conditions at an automotive plant operated by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group following the death of a maintenance worker. The Fim Cisl union said...

Food contaminated with a chemical at a Colorado restaurant sent four people to a hospital. The female customers of the Qdoba Mexican Grill in Glenwood Springs were treated and released...

A Texas-based company won't resume operations at an inactive uranium mine and instead plans to begin an estimated 16 months of closure activity to reclaim the site in western New...

A woman is suing TripAdvisor after a runaway camel tossed her to the ground during a tour in Morocco. Breanne Ayala, 24, is accusing Massachusetts-based TripAdvisor and its subsidiary Viator...

A worker at a Northern California dredging company has died from injuries sustained when a conveyor system collapsed on him. Firefighters were summoned to an old silo along the Petaluma...

United Airlines, the biggest carrier at Denver International Airport, seeks to use an additional 24 gates, including 13 being added as part of a $1.5 billion expansion project. The airport...

Connecticut and AT&T have signed a deal designed to improve cellular service on the Metro-North commuter rail line. The agreement, announced Friday, gives the telecommunications company access to the right-of-way...

A wholesome meme about empathy has set the internet ablaze as opposing sides duke it out. Initially created to ward off a vitriolic comic, far left reactionaries are not taking...

The Ohio county that includes Cleveland reversed its decision that a new position to oversee the distribution of money from lawsuits filed against opioid-related companies would be paid in part...

Alaska park officials have announced visiting and recreational activity costs at state parks increased this week. The state Department of Natural Resources filed a public notice Thursday announcing a price...

A federal agency has ordered an Idaho company to pay four employees tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime and travel time after the company violated labor laws. An...

A water utility company in Hawaii and a group of local contractors have received a notice of violation after polluting a stream in west Oahu last year and failing to...

Tommy Fisher peered into a Fox News camera and talked up his North Dakota-based company's ability to build a border wall faster and cheaper than others could, with technology “so...

The US university is learning the hard way that the more concessions are given, the more are demanded, as its own proudly-advertised ‘affirmative action' students are now trying to dictate...

Mercedes-Benz is recalling roughly 750,000 cars because the vehicles' sunroofs could potentially detach and fly off, causing road hazards. The cars include the Mercedes-Benz's C-Class, E-Class, CLK-Class and the CLS-Class,...

The U.S. 11 bridge, which spans Lake Pontchartrain, has been closed for repairs since January 2019. Now, the state says the work, which was initially estimated to last just a...

A Delta Air Lines plane slid off a taxiway amid icy conditions Saturday morning at an airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Airport officials said Flight 1770 was headed for Atlanta...

Two black-owned radio stations that broadcast in southwest Mississippi and central Louisiana are in the process of being sold to another African American businessperson. Diana Nutter of Natchez is one...

Atlanta city leaders are preparing for another attempt by Georgia lawmakers to put the world's busiest airport under the state's control. Some prominent politicians say that establishing a strong and...

All students in the Flagstaff school district will be provided with iPads under a loan program that starts next week with middle and high school students and continues with elementary...

A shipyard on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been awarded a $453 million contract to provide support to U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. The Department of Defense contract for Ingalls...